Assistive technologies

General resources on assistive technologies in FL teaching

• Teaching FLs with learning disabilities
• Teaching and students with disabilities
• OCALI Assistive Technology Center
• 14 new assistive technology apps
• Mobile apps for disabilities
• Searchable assistive technology database
• Description of disability categories for teachers
• Apps for students with learning disabilities
• Accommodations for classroom teachers

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

• Characteristics of the disability and tips for teachers
• Barriers to using the internet for persons with ADD/HyperactivityThis website discusses specifically use of the web for persons with ADD/Hyperactivity.

Low vision (not totally blind)

• Characteristics of the disability
• Barriers to using the internet for persons with low visionThis website discusses specifically the use of the web for those with low vision.
• Video: ZoomTextThis YouTube video provides a demonstration of ZoomText, a software program for magnifying and modifying the computer screen to assist those with low vision in using the computer.
• Assistive technology tools for the webThis website provides a list of tools to assist individuals with disabilities, including low vision, in using the web.
  
  

Deafness

• Characteristics of the disability
• Barriers to using the internet for those who are deafThis website discusses specifically the use of the web for those who are deaf and describes some of the relevant assistive technologies.
• Assistive technology tools for the webThis website provides a list of tools to assist individuals with disabilities, including deafness, in using the web.
  
  

Reading disabilities

• Types of reading disabilities
• Apps for learners with reading disabilities
  
  

Motor disabilities

• Characteristics of the disability
• Barriers to using the internet for persons with motor disabilitiesThis website discusses specifically use of the web for persons with motor disabilities and the types of assistive technologies that can be used to assist those individuals.
  
  

Legal and total blindness

• Characteristics of the disability
• Barriers to using the internet for persons with blindness
  This website discusses specifically use of the web for persons with blindness and the types of assistive technologies that can be used to assist those individuals.
• Tips for teachers working with visually impaired students
• Video: ZoomTextThis YouTube video provides a demonstration of ZoomText, a software program for magnifying and modifying the computer screen to assist those with visual impairments in using the computer.
• Assistive technology tools for the webThis website provides a list of tools to assist individuals with disabilities, including blindness, in using the web.

Mild to moderate hearing impairment

• Characteristics of the disability
• Barriers to using the internet for those who are hearing impairedThis website discusses specifically the use of the web for those who have hearing impairments.
• Assistive technology tools for the webThis website provides a list of tools to assist individuals with disabilities, including hearing impairment, in using the web.

Writing disabilities

• Types of writing disabilities
• Apps for learners with writing disabilities